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Essay heading: Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?
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These alarming statistics have prompted many to seek a solution for a problem that is clearly not going to go away by itself.
Obesity moved across the nation without regard to sex, race, and age, or so it seemed. However, it strikes some groups more than others. Furthermore, 69 percent of non-Hispanic black women are overweight or obese and 58 percent of non-Hispanic black men are overweight or obese ("Overweight and Obesity?" np)... displayed 300 characters
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Furthermore, 69 percent of non-Hispanic black women are overweight or obese and 58 percent of non-Hispanic black men are overweight or obese ("Overweight and Obesity?" np). Studies show that minorities in a lower socioeconomic bracket are more likely than whites in a higher socioeconomic bracket to become obese ("AOA Fact Sheets" np)... displayed next 300 characters
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